State Cross Country

20/7/17

The MGSC Under 15 and 17-20 age group teams competed at the State Cross Country in Bundoora on Thursday 20th July. With a huge downpour of rain just before the U15 event, the course was extremely muddy with many competitors having a tumble on a few particular segments of the course. Both of our teams finished in second spot with a Silver medal.

Another medal result for both age groups as they were Gold medalists in 2016. Congratulations to Millie B, K. B., Maddie A, Daisy W and Teiki W; Emily M, Emilie T, Sarah M, Tash B and Katie M on their achievements in this years Cross Country season. We wish Millie B the best with her upcoming XC National events, and Emily M (Yr 12) all the best for her future running career in half-marathons and marathons beyond MGSC. Good luck!

2017 Beachside and SMR Cross Country

19/6/17

The Beachside Cross Country carnival was held at Karkarook Park in Moorabbin on Monday 22nd May. Mentone Girls' SC had 63 competitors on the day and a staggering 33 students will go on to compete in the Regionals at Ballam Park, Frankston, on Monday 19th June. Mentone won the 14, 15, 16 and Open age groups team competition; as well as the overall girls group aggregate.

At the Regional carnival MGSC had 33 athletes compete. Champion runners Millie B (Year 9) and Emily M (Year 12) came 2nd in the U15 and Open age groups respectively. Our Under 15 and Open age groups won the team competition and will be going to the State Carnival on July 20th. Best of luck to the 10 girls competing at the State carnival.

2017 MGSC Cross Country Carnival

2/5/17

The 2017 MGSC annual Cross Country carnival was held on Tuesday 2nd of May. The oval was filled with excitement as Year 7-9 students competed in their age group events during Period 3 and the Year 10-12s at lunchtime. Many of the students participated in the cross country by running the full distance or just walking and earning points for their Houses. The course was about 2.3km long which was one big lap around Balcombe Rd, Charman Rd, Marina Av and Beach Rd.

The overall House champion for this year's XC carnival was; in 4th place was Mackellar, in 3rd was Melba, in 2nd place was Kenny, and yet again in 1st place was Jackson. Congratulations Jackson House. The top 15 students from each age group will be competing at the Beachside carnival on May 22nd at Karkarook Park. Go Mentone!

Written by Acelya Ozcoban - Junior Kenny House Captain

2016 State Cross Country

14/7/16

​The 18 MGSC State Cross Country competitors made their way to Bundoora Park to test their legs against the best in the State today. After a long day in the bus and at the course, we are delighted to say that Mentone had an incredibly successful day with 15 of the 18 runners going home with a medallion.

The U13 team kicked off the day getting a Silver medal with Sophie Bolmat coming home 8th followed by Holly T 34th, Mia T 54th, Sienna L 56th and Angel C 57th. The defending State champion U14 team repeated their feat from 2015 and won Gold again. Millie B finished 7th, K.B 16th, Maddie A 36th, Teiki W 40th and Violet A 44th. Daisy W 38th also competed in the U14 event and Hannah E 34th was our solo U15 competitor. The U16 team won a Gold medal as well. Unsure of how they would go against the States best, with a top 3 position in mind, the girls all run superbly with Emily M finishing 16th, Emilie T 42nd, Sarah M 50th, Tash B 51st and Ebony A 65th.

Last but not least was our solo Year 12 runner and Kenny House Captain - Maddie C. Maddie has competed in Cross Country every year at MGSC and set her sights on making States for the first time. Not only did she succeed in making it to States but she came home in the top 50 finishing 41st. Well done on a great XC career at MGSC Maddie.

As always, thank you to Mrs Jackie Mathews for her help and support as well as the parents who attended. The Cross Country season is now over and our girls have outdone themselves yet again, I thank all the girls who attended the cold morning running sessions and those who committed hours outside of school to achieve these results. Congratulations and I thoroughly look forward to next years XC season. Go Mentone!

2016 Regional Cross Country

23/6/16

​What a day Mentone Girls' SC had at the Regional Cross Country carnival at Ballam Park in Frankston. MGSC had 24 students compete in the 3000m event which was made harder due to a fierce head wind across the entire course.

Our day started off with Emily M racing home to 3rd place with our U16 team of Emily, Emilie T, Sarah M, Tash B and Ebony A coming in 1st place. The U15s were next and Hannah E finished in 6th spot which qualifies her for States. The U14 team which won Gold at States in 2015 was successful again with Millie B (4th), K.B (5th), Teiki W (7th) Daisy W (9th), Violet A (14th) and Maddie A (15th) all going through to States to defend their title. Last up was the U13 team and Sophie B who blitzed the field to come home in 1st place and lead the team of Holly T, Mia T, Angel C and Sienna L to 1st place as well.

In summary, MGSC will have 18 competitors at the State Carnival. 3 of our teams, 13s/14s/16s, and 3 individual students all qualified - a truly incredible achievement. Thank you to the parents who came and supported as well as to Mrs Mathews for her guidance and motivation on the day. Go Mentone!

2016 Beachside Cross Country

The Beachside Cross Country carnival was held at Karkarook Park in Moorabbin on Monday 23rd May. Mentone Girls' Secondary College had 58 competitors on the day and a staggering 34 students will go on to compete in the Regionals at Ballam Park, Frankston, on Thursday 23rd June. Incredibly, Mentone won the 12-13, 14, 15 and 16 age groups team competition; the overall girls group aggregate, and the overall grand total.

Congratulations to all competitors for representing MGSC this year. A big thank you to Mrs Mathews, Mr Paul and Ms Richards for helping out. There will be running sessions on Tuesday & Thursday mornings from 7.45am in the gym for all students. Go Mentone!

2016 MGSC Cross Country Carnival

27/4/16

The 2016 MGSC Cross Country carnival was held on Wednesday 27th April around the school grounds and streets of Mentone. The course is roughly 2.5km in length and involves one big loop of Balcombe Rd, Charman Rd, Marina Av and Beach Rd.

​The Under 13 students started the carnival off in spirit with over 200 students rushing from the starting line and 10 minutes and 41 second later, Year 7 Sophie B came through in first place. The other first place finishes in the age groups were; U14 K.B completed the fastest time of the day in 9 minutes and 41 seconds; U15 Taylah T (Yr 9) won by 0.01 seconds; U16 Emily M (Yr 11) ran 9 minutes and 44 seconds; U17 Jaz G (Yr 12) won by one second; and U18 Marley B cruised home in 10 minutes and 27 seconds.

Congratulations to all age group champions and competitors throughout the day. Now to announce the XC carnival House champion; in 4th place was Mackellar, in 3rd was Melba, in 2nd place was Jackson, and yet again in 1st place was Kenny. This means that Kenny house has won all three Sport carnivals and the House music carnival. The top 15 students from each age group will be competing at the Beachside carnival on May 23rd at Karkarook Park. Go Mentone!

State Cross Country Carnival - GOLD

16/7/15

The State Cross Country carnival was held on Thursday 16th July at Bundoora Park. The State’s best runners were present with each age group having between 80 and 100 competitors including 7 MGSC students representing the Southern Metro Region. MGSC’s day started off incredibly as the Under 13 team won the gold medal! (The team competition is where the five selected student’s scores are added together to produce an overall time). This means that MGSC had the 5 fastest Under 13 girls in the State. A huge congratulations to Millie B (9th), K.B (16th), Teiki W (33rd), Holly T (53rd), and Maddie A (55th) for being MGSC's first State Gold medallists in a number of years.

Next up was Lucy B (Year 9) in the Under 14 event where she finished in 45th position which was fantastic as at one point she wasn’t going to make it due to being stuck in Bali because of Mount Raung erupting.

Last up was Emily M (Year 10) who had not represented MGSC at State level before and finished in 13th position in the Under 15 event. Emily has been training consistently throughout the year and her fitness has improved to a very high standard. Well done to all our competitors and parents who have followed their daughters throughout the carnivals this year. Lastly, a big thank you to Mrs Jackie Mathews for coordinating the SMR and State carnivals. Go Mentone

Regional Cross Country Carnival

15/6/15

On Monday 15th June MGSC had an astounding 40 students compete in the Southern Metro Regional Cross Country carnival at Ballam Park in Frankston. The girls trained on Monday and Friday mornings for two months in preparation for this event showing outstanding commitment. On the day we had some fantastic results with our Under 13 team winning the team component which means that Millie B (2nd), K.B (6th), Holly T (9th), Teiki W (12th), and Maddie A will be going to States on July 16th. They will be joined by Lucy B who came 7th in the Under 14’s and Emily McCarthy who came 4th in the Under 15’s. Well done to all competitors on a great Cross Country season. Go Mentone

Beachside Cross Country Carnival

26/5/15

On Tuesday 26th May we had an incredible 72 students compete in the Beachside Cross Country carnival at Braeside Park. The track measured a bit longer than the expected 3km however our runners took it in their stride and ran superbly. We have a staggering 40 students going on to compete in the Southern Metro Regionals at Ballam Park in Frankston on June 15th. Congratulations to all athletes and the remarkable six Berntsen and Byrne sisters who will represent the school at the next round. Go Mentone

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